· Harvey Maps At last! Speciality maps produced specifically and created for different leisure pursuits. Unfortunately, they are somewhat limited at present to certain areas, e.g., Yorkshire.

· Museums

Amberley Working Museum - an excellent exhibition of industrial activities and has regular events concentrating on particular products, eg., Bicycles, Motorcycles, Steam Engines, etc. It also has a good cafe. Why not take out a year's membership - just 3 visits will recover the cost! Cycling Museum, Camelford, Cornwall. situated in the old Victorian Railway Station, it is open Sundays to Thursdays, all year round. National Cycle Exhibition, Llandrindod Wells, Powys. situated in the Automobile Palace, Temple Street.

· Deeside Cycles - very good website with easy menu and helpful pics and mail order.

· Evans Cycles - another good website with a large store at Gatwick, near Crawley. Local news, events and sponsored rides both on- and off-road are detailed.

· GB Cycles - well-stocked shop in Croydon with lots of helpful advice run by the Butler family, manufacturers of leading racing bikes in the 60s & 70s, and includes Gethin Butler, current record holder of the End-to-End.

· Ribble Cycles - suppliers of serious cycle parts but with some good deals on tyres.

· Rose Versand - a German supplier of everything needed for cycling and some that are not available in the UK! (see Cycle magazine, Oct/Nov 2003, page 57) Everything is priced in Euros and can be cheaper than the UK equivalent. Don't forget to click on the Union Jack flag in the top right corner unless you are fluent in German!